Welcome to the lead i m jake tapper in milwaukee, wisconsin on day three of the republican national convention, we re just moments ago behind me, we saw former president donald trump take the stage for a walk through of head, head of his highly anticipated speech his acceptance speech tomorrow night tonight, we re going to hear from his running mate, jd vance of ohio, who will introduce himself to a national audience. The new maga torchbearer was proceeded last night by speeches from big boldfaced names, nikki haley, ron desantis his rivals, turned endorsers. It s all a big display of republican party unity in just a moment, i m going to talk about that with governor chris sununu of new hampshire, another trump that detract you re turned trump supporter democratic party unity. Meanwhile, well, that seems harder to come by earlier today, congressman adam schiff of california, the democratic nominee for senate, became perhaps the most prominent elected official to publicly call on presid
at the australian open, with dan evans through and heather watson out, and attention now turning to andy murray and emma radacanu, both due on court soon. good morning. it isa it is a cold enough cold and frosty starter. a few showers. for most it will be dry with lengthy sunny spells. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 20th of january. our main story. secondary school pupils in england will no longer need to wear face coverings in classrooms from today, as the government s plan b measures are phased out. advice to work from home has also ended, and from next thursday, mandatory face masks in public places and covid passports will both be axed. simonjones has the details. face to face learning, but it will now be without the masks. from today, face coverings in the classroom in england can t come off, though unions are warning that coronavirus remains a challenge, with large numbers of staff and pupils absent. but the government is keen for us
the economy, and the pan demmic. democrats are considering an alternative candidate in 2024. i will never be out of politics, i will never get out of being involved, worried and hopefully trying to help in some way. todd: wait, was that the right video? was hillary clinton the alternative candidate? you ll have to watch the show to find out. this is fox and friends first, i m todd piro. i m carley shimkus, there is more on the search for new leadership. first we turn to griff jenkins, who is in washington ahead of the president s meeting today. good morning. griff: good morning, big lunch date. the president heads to the hill to dine with senate democrats in a last-ditch effort to stir up support for offering filibuster rules on his voting rights legislation after the big georgia speech failed to move the needle. perhaps the president went a little too far in his rhetoric, fundamental principles are similar. if he was trying to get votes, that was not the vote-g